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Teaching Principal

Lighthouse Christian Academy in Morristown, TN
Southern Union Conference | Georgia-Cumberland Conference
Description

Morristown’s Lighthouse Christian Academy is seeking a teaching principal for lower or upper grades.  Morristown is located in northeast Tennessee approximately one hour from Knoxville, Gatlinburg and the Tri-Cities.  The area has a mild climate with beautiful seasons, lakes, streams and majestic views, a lower cost of living, medical facilities, and a wide variety of recreational and cultural arts activities. The local church is highly supportive of the school, its students and its staff; the church is very active, running a variety of programs such as Pathfinders and Adventurers, nursing home ministries, choir and string ensemble, and many more. The facility includes two classrooms, a library, kitchenette, gym, a garden area, and an outdoor playground.  This two-teacher position is open to a Seventh-day Adventist teacher who has a high spiritual desire and aptitude to train students in Christ following the educational blueprint revealed through the Spirit of Prophecy. Effective teaching and rapport with students and parents should be highly valued by the teacher. Bilingual candidates that speak Spanish will find it useful in communicating with a few families. Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multitask are necessary for this multifaceted position. 

Required Experience

Minimum: B.S. degree and current NAD Elementary certification. Salary and benefits are based on the denominational wage scale and policy. Georgia-Cumberland Conference offers all full-time teachers the option of 10 or 12-month remuneration. Must have the legal right to work in the United States and be able to provide evidence of that right if employed. If interested in being considered, please send a copy of your current NAD certificate, your philosophy of teaching, a letter of interest, your resume - including at least three references with e-mail addresses and phone numbers, (including one from a pastor you have worked closely with) and a completed application in your own handwriting, (please copy and paste this link in your browser to download the application; https://www.gccsda.com/resources/34657), as PDF attachments to Debbie Begley, Administrative Assistant (dbegley@gccsda.com) by January 31, 2025.

Posted by: Debbie Begley

Resumé Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025

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Lighthouse Christian Academy

Lighthouse Christian Academy is a Seventh-day Adventist school that seeks to partner with parents in the spiritual, academic, physical and practical education of each student.

Lighthouse Christian Academy aims:To keep Jesus Christ before our students while in worship, study, at work and at playTo maintain in our school a spiritual atmosphere in which prayer, worship, and doing the will of God will be, in the eyes of our students, the ideal and accepted pattern of living.To lead students in a commitment to the service of their God, their church, and their fellow man in the scope of the community, nation and world.To help our students achieve a Christian philosophy of life as well as acquire the knowledge, attitude, and skills necessary for a Christian character.To promote optimal intellectual, social, cultural, emotional, and physical health.